Evidence on Discrimination in Consumer Markets
经济学家通过回归分析和配对调查审计技术，测量了消费领域中的种族歧视及其原因，发现住房和汽车市场中针对少数族裔的歧视仍然严重，且源于偏见和利润追求。
Economists have contributed to the measurement of racial and ethnic discrimination in consumption and to the identification of its causes, especially in housing markets and car sales. To test the hypothesis that discrimination exists, economists have turned to regression analysis and to audits, a matched-pair survey technique. Economists also have developed audit-based measures of the incidence and severity of discrimination. Audit studies find continuing high levels of discrimination against minorities in the marketing of available housing and in car prices. Audit studies also find that discrimination can be caused both by economic agents' prejudice and by their search for profits.